Artillery Row

Signal failure

Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works

How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government

A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal

UK defence readiness is indefensible

Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign

Zack Polanski’s war on carrots

Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski

Fear and fury in Belfast

Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime

Questioning Islam should not be policed

Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture

Get ready for the worst World Cup ever

FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football

The Book of JO’B

James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles

The case for coal

We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?

The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon

The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris